FARM 2014 - Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modeling and Design

2nd ACM SIGPLAN International Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modelling and Design
Call for Papers and Demos
Gothenburg, Sweden; 6 September, 2014
The functional programming community is largely interested in writing beautiful programs. The ACM SIGPLAN International Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modelling and Design (FARM) is intended to gather researchers and practitioners interested in writing beautiful programs which generate beautiful artifacts or experiences, or perhaps even challenge notions of beauty. FARM encourages submissions from across art, craft and design, including textiles, visual art, music, 3D sculpture, animation, GUIs, video games, physical models, architectural models, choreographies for dance, poetry, and even VLSI layouts, GPU configurations, or mechanical engineering designs. The language used need not be purely functional (“mostly functional” is fine); may be based on abstractions such as higher-order functions, monads, arrows, or streams; and may be manifested as a domain specific language or tool. Theoretical foundations, language design, implementation issues, and applications in industry or the arts are all within the scope of the workshop.
Submissions are invited in two categories:
Full papers
5 to 12 pages using the ACM SIGPLAN template. FARM 2014 is an interdisciplinary conference, so a wide range of approaches are encouraged and we recognize that the appropriate length of a paper may vary considerably depending on the approach. However, all submissions must propose an original contribution to the FARM theme, cite relevant previous work, and apply appropriate research methods.
Demo abstracts
Demo abstracts should describe the demonstration and its context, connecting it with the themes of FARM. A demo could be in the form of a short (10-20 minute) tutorial, presentation of work-in-progress, an exhibition of some work, or even a performance. Abstracts should be no longer than 2 pages, using the ACM SIGPLAN template and will be subject to a light-touch peer review.
If you have any questions about what type of contributions that might be suitable, or anything else regarding submission or the workshop itself, please contact the organisers at:
workshop2014-AT-functional-art.org
Key Dates
Abstract (for Full Papers) submission deadline 7 May
Full Paper and Demo Abstract submission Deadline 11 May
Author Notification 30 May
Camera Ready 18 June
Workshop 6 September
Submission
Submissions will be via EasyChair; link will appear here soon.
All papers and demo abstracts must be in portable document format (PDF), using the ACM SIGPLAN style guidelines. The text should be in a 9-point font in two columns.
Publication
Accepted papers will be included in the formal proceedings published by ACM Press and will also be made available through the the ACM Digital Library; see the ACM web site for information on the options available to authors. Authors are encouraged to submit auxiliary material for publication along with their paper (source code, data, videos, images, etc.); authors retain all rights to the auxiliary material.
Workshop Organisation
Workshop Chair: Alex McLean, University of Leeds
Program Chair: Henrik Nilsson, University of Nottingham
Publicity Chair: Michael Sperber, Active Group GmbH
Program Committee:
Sam Aaron, Cambridge University
David Duke, University of Leeds
Kathleen Fisher, Tufts University
Julie Greensmith, University of Nottingham
Bas de Haas, Universiteit Utrecht
Paul Hudak, Yale University
David Janin, Université de Bordeaux
Richard Lewis, Goldsmiths, University of London
Louis Mandel, Collège de France
Alex McLean, University of Leeds
Carin Meier, Neo Innovation Inc
Rob Myers, Furtherfield
Henrik Nilsson, University of Nottingham
Dan Piponi, Google Inc
Andrew Sorensen, Queensland University of Technology
Michael Sperber, Active Group GmbH